Author: Kristin J. Bender
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Abort! Airliner nearly lands on other San Francisco planes
SAN FRANCISCO — The pilot of an Air Canada plane carrying 140 passengers made a last-minute maneuver to avoid landing on a San Francisco International Airport taxiway where four passenger jets were lined up to take off. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is investigating why the pilot mistakenly lined up to land on…
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Hummingbird egg gets in way of upgrades to California bridge
SAN FRANCISCO — A tiny unborn hummingbird is getting in the way of a big bridge project in the San Francisco Bay Area. The discovery of a nest and egg in a tree is stalling the start of upgrades on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge about 30 miles north of San Francisco, officials said Tuesday. The…
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Warehouse fire death toll climbs to 33, and includes teens
OAKLAND, Calif. — The death toll from a fire that tore through a warehouse hosting a late-night dance party climbed to 33 on Sunday as firefighters painstakingly combed through rubble for others believed to still be missing and made the grim announcement that teenagers were among the dead. The building that went up in flames…
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Sister ecstatic over return of missing California woman
SAN FRANCISCO — The older sister of a Northern California mother who was missing for three weeks said Friday the return of her sibling made for the best Thanksgiving ever. The comments by Sheila Koester came as authorities searched for two armed women they believe abducted 34-year-old Sherri Papini on Nov. 2 then released her…
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Abuse investigation leads to 2 dead children in storage unit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AP update: Prosecutor plans murder charges against woman, teen in deaths of 2 children found in locker. SAN FRANCISCO — A child abuse investigation led to the bodies of two young children inside a commercial storage…
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PHOTOS: Two men, including Coloradan, reach top of Yosemite’s El Capitan in historic climb
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A pair of Americans completed what had long been considered the world’s most difficult rock climb Wednesday, using only their hands and feet to scale a 3,000-foot vertical wall on El Capitan, the forbidding granite pedestal in Yosemite National Park that has beckoned adventurers for more than half a century.…
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2 Yosemite climbers, including Colorado man, closing in on historic feat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAN FRANCISCO — The two climbers vying to become the first in the world to use only their hands and feet to scale a sheer granite face in California’s Yosemite National Park are almost to the…
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Colorado climber nears Yosemite summit in groundbreaking climb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAN FRANCISCO — One of the men making a grueling ascent of a half-mile of exposed granite in California’s Yosemite National Park is now just 1,000 feet from finishing the groundbreaking climb. Tommy Caldwell, of…